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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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Default Which spark plugs to use?

What spark plugs would you recommend for my 97 Accord SE?
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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Just what the owner manuals states. You will probably get the best result from those spark plugs as the engine is engineered using that spark plug. I think the stock one's are NGK Platinum.

For me, I just went iridium. I love the finer tip ones. I feel some difference, but not worth the extra money.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 09:25 AM
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I second NGK, Platinum or Iridium work great!
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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Default Re: Which spark plugs to use?

I rock NGK ZRF6F-IX (iridium) in my accord.. note the 6, a slightly cooler plug than the 5 that is reccomended in the US...

Regardless of what heat you use, you cannot go wrong with NGK iridium or platinum
Denso is excellent as well (my manual specified both) but costs a bit more than NGK. Denso has the finest iridium tip I have ever seen though...
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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stick with oem plug only NGK, they are cheap too. Ask the autoparts store for the oem listing.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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I rock NGK ZRF6F-IX (iridium) in my accord.. note the 6, a slightly cooler plug than the 5 that is reccomended in the US...
are you runnin boost? i tried to put those on my boosted accord and had a high speed hesitation, wonderin if u had the same prob?
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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nope, not running boost (yet)

its oddly what is specified for my accord... the 6 heat
Consider that the compression ratio on my f20b2 is higher than the equivalent US model engine f22b2.. so I guess thats the main reasoning
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